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J. E. GARCIA-SANCHEZ. STEERING APPARATUS FOR VESSELS.

N0. 427K845. Patented May 13, 1890.

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JULIO E. GARCIA-SANCHEZ, OF NEV YORK, N. Y

STEERING APPARATUS FOR VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 427,845, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed October 1, 1889. $erial No. 325,653. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIO E. GARCIA-SAN- CHEZ, of Venezuela, SouthAmerica, 110w residing in the city, county, and Statemf New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Steering Apparatus for Vessels, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to steering apparatus for vessels, and has forits object to provide a steering apparatus by means of which a vesselmay be steered simultaneously at the stern and bow, and the vesselthereby more effectually directed.

The invention consists in a steering apparatus and in details thereoffor steering vessels simultaneously at the stern and bow, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a view of the bow of a vessel, showing a portion of thesteering apparatus constructed and arranged in accordance with thisinvention. Fig.2 is a detail View of the rudder, shown in Fig. 1,detached. Fig. 3 is a plan View, partly in section, of the bow of thevessel and steering apparatus shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a detail view,partly invertical section, of one of the rudder-hinges. Fig. 5 is a planview thereof, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the vessel with the deck atthe bow broken away and the entire steering apparatus disclosed.

In carrying out this invention the hull 1 of a vessel has its bow 2provided with a rudder 3, located in and forming part of the bow, thetapering edge 4 of the rudder, when the latter is in normal position,serving as the outwater of ihe vessel. The top of the rudder 3 isformedwith the flat portion 5, located beneath the horizontal cut-away portion6 of the bow, having a recess 7 at its rear end to permit of themovement of the oval portion 8 of the double-armed tiller 9, secured tothe top of the rudder and located in the recess 7. The rudder 3 ishinged to the vertical portion 10 of the bow in any suitable manner, andas here shown by means of a number of hinges 11, consisting of themetallic tongue portions 11 and socket portions 11 having securing tangsor straps 12 with bolt-holes 13. The socket portions 11 of the hingesare let into recesses in the vertical oval edge 14 of the rudder, withtheir straps 12 projecting into slots in the rudder and secured by boltspassing through the holes 13. The tongue portions 11' are secured to thevertical portion 10 of the bow by their straps 12 projecting into sl'otstherein and secured by bolts, and the hinged portions 11' and 11 areconnected together by a rod 15, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,)extending through aligning-holes 16' in the portions 11 11 of thehinges, the tongue portions 11 resting in the socket portions 11 Theupper end of the rod 15 terminates in a square portion 16, projectingthrough the metallie step 17 on the rudder.

The tiller 9 is attached to the rudder by means of a square socket 18engaging the square portion 16 of rod 15, the tiller resting in the step17 and against the should er 17 thereof. The tiller may be furthersecured in place by bolts 9 passing through the tiller and engaging thestep 17, which step is in turn held to the rudder in a similar manner tothe socket portions of the hinges. The lower stepped corner 19 of therudder rests on a step 20, secured to the bow and similar inconstruction to the tongue portion 11 of the hinges 12.

The hull 1 is provided with the usual form of rudder at the stern andhaving a rearwardly-extending tiller 21.

'The rudder at the stern-is connected with the rudder 3 at the bow andoperated simultaneously therewith by means of the following apparatus.

Connected with the arms of the double tiller 9 are tiller-ropes 22,passing through open ings 23 in the rail 2 1 of the vessel and overpulleys'25 in the openings 23 toa drum 26, mounted in standards 27 and28 on the forward part of the deck of the hull 1.

The tiller-ropes 22 are reversely wound on the drum 26, so as to turnthe rudder 3 in opposite directions.

The standard 28 is formed at its top with a rack 29 in the form of asegment of a circle, and the shaft of the drum 26 has a verticallever-handle 30, with a locking-pin 3l,having an operating-handle 32,which is in turn pivoted to the lever 30. By this means the pin 31 maybe thrown into engagement with the rack 29 to lock the rudder 3 inposition.

Located above the rudder-post of the rudder at the stern is a drum 31L,having a steering-wheel 35, the axle of the drum 3% and steering wheel35 being mounted in standards 36 and 37 011 the deck of the vessel.

To the end of the tiller 21, which extends and moves beneath thestandard 37, are secured one end of tiller-ropes 38, each of whichpasses over a pulley 39, attached to the rail 2i of the vessel and asecond pulleyiO, attached to the deck of the vessel on either side ofthe rudder -post, and are reversely wound at their other ends to thedrum 34:. To the drum 3i are also reversely woundone end ofsteeringropes 41, which pass over pulleys 42, secured to therail 2i, andthen extend forward alongside of the rail to the forward part of thevessel, where they pass over the pulleys and can be connected to thetiller-ropes 22 a little forward of the openings 23 in the rail.

It will thus be seen that by means of the steering apparatushereinbefore described the vessel may be simultaneously steered at thestern and bow by turning the wheel 35. \Vith the two rudders in normalposition to steer a straight course, the bin 31 being out of engagementwith the rack 29, upon turning the wheel in one direction or the otherto change the course the steering-ropes will be acted upon tosimultaneously deflect or turn the rudders at an angle to the same sideof the vessel. By this means steerageway will be given to both the bowand stern of the vessel, and the latter will be made to more readily andeii'eeiively answer her he] 111.

It is obvious that in case it is desired to move the vessel backwardstcerage-way may be also effectively had in the opposite direction fromthe forward movement.

\Vhile I have set forth a specific arrangement of the steeringapparatus, I do not desire to limit myself thereto, as it maybe variedwithout departing from the essential features of the invention, whichconsists in rudders located at the bow and stern and apparatus forsimultaneously operating the rudders to steer the vessel at the bow andstern.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A steering apparatus for vessels, consisting, essentially, of a rudderhaving a double tiller located at the bow of the vessel, steering-ropes22, connecting said double tiller with the drum 26, upon which saidropes are reversely wound, pulleys 25, drum 26, provided with a suitablehandle and locking device, a rudder with a rearwardly-extendi n gtillerlocated at the stern of the vessel, a drum 84: and steering-wheel 35,suitably mounted in the after part of the vessel, steering-ropes 38,connecting the tiller of the stern-rudder over suitable pulleys 39 40with the drum 34, upon which they are reversely wound, and ropes41,reversely wound upon the drum 3-1 and adapted to connect with thesteering-ropes 22, so that the rudders at the bow and stern of thevessel may be simultaneous] y operated, substantially as described.

JULIO E. G/UECIASANOIIEZ.

Witnesses:

N'. R. ANSADO, THOMAS H. WHITNEY.

